Ivete Tecedor is the co-owner of Gotham Quilts, an online shop and New York City quilt studio on W 37th Street. She shows you how to make the Little Yuma Pillow; it coordinates with the free Yuma Quilt pattern on the Gotham Quilts site!

Debbie Grifka from Esch House Quilts is the author of Lines by Design Quilts. Debbie's book includes 17 projects designed to feature lines, and it features both piecing and appliqué techniques (fusible and bias). Learn how to make Debbie's exclusive Fresh Air Pillow with her free tutorial, plus comment for a chance to win a copy of the book!

Tara J. Curtis creates stunning fabric art pieces with special weaving techniques. She's the inventor of the Tjaye Fabric Weaving Needle, the only needle made by a weaver designed specifically for use with fabric strips and bias strips. Learn how to make her Woven Chevron Pillow!...

Geta Grama from the Romanian Quilt Studio shop and blog recently showed us How to Make a Drawstring Bag. This tutorial shows off some of Geta's intricate quilting skills. Learn to make her 15" x 15" mini-quilt (or turn it into a fabulous pillow!)...

If you sew squares and rectangles the traditional way (sew to a corner-- pivot, sew to the next corner-- pivot...) you're doing it wrong! OK, it is not necessarily wrong, but I think you'll agree that this method gives you much nicer corners as well as stronger seams. What do you think?

The weekly sewing challenge in our Teach a Friend to Sew series is to make a pillow! If you're teaching someone, we encourage you to use one of our favorite tutorials to help your friend learn some essential tasks (straight lines, sharp corners, turning something right-side out, etc.) Once you're done, take a photo and enter it in our drawing for a Pfaff sewing machine and fabric shop gift certificates! (Sewing teachers can enter too.)

Natalie Barnes, owner and pattern designer of beyond the reef and author of A Modern Twist: Create Quilts with a Colorful Spin, showed us how to make Easy Quilted Coasters + Table Toppers earlier this summer. Now she's back with a Back to School Pillow; this pillow is a lovely gift for just about anyone, but Natalie had older kids in mind. Send kids to college (or their other independent adventures in the world) with a reminder of home and love!...

Ali and Courtney's Dreaming Away pattern from Wives of Whitewood is a fun and useful pet bed that rolls up for easy transport and storage. It's easy to tuck this in the car for pets on the go, and it's a free PDF for you to download...

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